Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5377, John Fay, Mass.

SERVICE
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Fay, John
S 5377
CONTENTS
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83 M d Olus
15657 Massachusetts
John Fay
of Middlesex in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Parry of the Regt commanded by Col Woods in the Mass line for 11 months & 5 days at the rate of 8 " " " " " Corporal
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of - 66 - Dollars - 69 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of July 1833 and Seal S. P. Fay Cambridge Mass
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $133.38 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept., 35.34 $166.72
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Recorded by Williamson Clerk Book 8 Vol. 2 d Page 25

John Fay's
John Fay
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He was born in Westborough on the 18 th of August 1750 old style he has always understood - He has no record of his age, but supposed is recorded in the town books of Westboro - He lived in Westboro always until long since the close of the Revolutionary war, & went into the service from there. He lived in Concord in the County of Middlesex with a brother, about six years and since 1798 has lived in Littleton where he now lives - was always a volunteer in service - In his first campaign. Wheelock was captain. The Bond first to Fone Mann ensign - James Hart was adjt. Timothy Bigelow Major. Bigelow was detached in the to go to Lake George - The Captains in said Regt were Josiah Ray of this Guthrie of Marlborough - James Barnes of Marlborough - Washburn of Leicester - W. of Northboro - Denny of Grafton & his own Col. Wheelock I believe Gen. Galt was chief in command at Tienderoga as he understood but saw him - Went to Tienderoga by Bennington in Vermont - & used to Connecticut river at Hadley - Returned by way of Albany & Springfield. In the last campaign went to Pitskill, by way of Springfield, Enfield &c.
was discharged at the camp at Pitskill. Came home by way of Hartford. In 60 s - Does not know of any person now living who was in service with him at Tienderoga - Henry Marble of Westboro now living was with him in 1745 - Nathl Andrews of Westboro was with him in in the campaign of 1745 - He is known to Benj. Dix esq. & Rev. Mr. White
to many other the citizens of Westboro & of Concord & Westboro
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid John Ray We, John Ray a clergyman, residing in the town of Littleton and Benjamin Dix residing in Littleton hereby certify, that we are well ac- quainted with John Ray who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; - that we believe him to be eighty two years of age: that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Benj. Dix William G. White Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above-named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certify, that it appears to them that John Ray who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in Littleton and that Benjamin Dix who has also signed the same, is a resident in Littleton is a magistrate and is a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Isaac D. Dike Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Ray for a pension. I also certify that James D. Dike whose signature is attested to the deposition of Abel Hayward James D. Hayward , a justice of Peace & Judge of Probate of said county
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid. Isaac D. Dike

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss.
On this sixth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Honourable Judge of the Court of Probate, in and for the County of Middlesex aforesaid, now sitting, John Fay a resident of Littleton in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged eighty two years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, A. D. 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
to wit - on the nineteenth day of April 1775 - he belonged to a company of militia then called minute men, in Westboro in the County of Worcester , under the command of Capt. Edmund Brigham of that town. That on that day he marched to Concord to drive back the British troops, who had come out to destroy the stores there. We arrived there not until after the retreat of the British, but followed them towards Boston. He continued doing as a private soldier in said company at Cambridge & Dorchester for eight months & he thinks some days more, when he was dismissed. So after arriving at Cambridge his company was reorganised - Capt. Brigham left it & went home. Moses Wheelock the 2 d lieutenant was appointed to command thereof. Said company was attached to the reg t of Colonel John Allard of Southborough. He was marched on to Bunker hill on the day of the battle, with a reinforcement, but was too late to have much part in the action. Soon had order to retreat -
In the year 1776 - he was hired by a company of the adjoining town of Southborough to go in the substitute fashion for three months to the northern frontier. He left Westborough, his native town where he then lived, the latter part of August of that year & marched to Ticonderoga & joined a company commanded by Capt. Simon Edgele of Framingham, belonging to the Reg t of Col o Samuel Brewer - The Lieut. Col o , name was Carleton - Said Regiment & that of Col o Willard were stationed at Mount Hope, about a mile Northwest of the old fort of Ticonderoga. He remained there doing military duty during the three months for which he enlisted & was regularly dismissed or discharged. He returned home by way of Albany - He does not recollect the names of the three men who hired him, but thinks the one who applied to him was named David - They had by some means become engaged to procure a man & he went for them -
In the year 1778 he was hired by the town of Westborough & entered the military service & was attached to the company of

enlisted & was regularly discharged or discharged - from by way of Albany - He does not recollect the names of the men who hired him, but thinks the one who applied to him was named David T. - They had by some means become engaged to procure a man to be used for them -
In the year 1778 he was hired by the town of Westborough for eight months military service & was attached to the company of Captain John Drury, belonging to Col. Ezra Wood's regiment, which was attached to General Nixon's Brigade at White Plains - The company joined the Regt at Peekskill in June 1778 & continued a while there & then went to White Plains - He continued in service chiefly at those two places during eight months the period he engaged for - He was a corpor- al during this campaign - During his three tours of duty above, he did his duty faithfully & served out his time & was discharged by his officers - He does not collect receiving any certificate of his discharge - If he did he has lost them - One Hildreth was lieutenant of his company in 1778 - Part of the company was sent to repair roads in Connecticut during the season. Col. Wood commanded the party -

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P. P. Gay Cambridge Mass

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjóined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Fay  Middlesex Co. Mass
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1775 8 5 privt Capt Bingham Col Hart Bunker Hill Cambridge Mass 82 years Traditionary   1776 3 1 Whelock same Stockbridge Providence Evidence   1776 3 1 Edgell Adams Bristol Mass 12 Witness   1778 8 1 Corporal Brady Cooper Mount Hope White Plains  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. [b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. [d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. [e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. [g] The opinion of the Court is always required. [h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. [i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases. [m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. [n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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File No. 5377
John Hays Corpl 1st Inf 1st Inf
Act: June 14 1832
Index:—Vol. M , Page 120
[Arrangement of 1870.]

To the Secretary of War of the United States
Washington —

Cambridge Jan'y 28 th 1833.
To the Secretary at War Sir - Enclosed are two applications for pensions, one in favor of John Fay, a relative of mine & the other of Jonas Hovey, a neighbor & very respectable citizen, at whose request respectively, I forward them - It will be observed by the letter of Mr. Edwards, of the Pension Office, enclosed with said Fay's application, addressed to the Hon. E. Everett, M.C. of this district, that he applied in July last, before the instructions from the War Department relative to applications were received here & did not in all respects conform - He then stated precisely the same services & the same depositions taken before Justice Harrington was accompanied by - As he is quite aged & is a bachelor, he only is to be benefited by the grant of a pension & has very little time left to enjoy it. He therefore hopes he may be restored to his place in the order of application. Yr. obedt. Servt. J. P. Fay

I Abiel Heywood of Concord, aged seventy two, do testify & say, that I have well known John Hay of Littleton in the county of Middlesex for about forty years last past. He resided in Concord very near to my residence between 30 & 40 years ago for several years & I have seen him nearly every year since - that during his resi- dence in Concord & since I have often heard him speak of several tours of duty done by him as a soldier in the American Army during the revolutionary war, & particularly of his being serving at Ticonderoga on one of these occasions - I have observed that his memory was strong & apparently accurate & I have not the slightest doubt of the truth of what he has ever stated in relation to his services as a soldier of the revolution
And further I say not Concord Nov. 13 th 1882. Abiel Heywood
I Lucy B. Heywood, aged fifty one, do de- pose & say that I have well known John Hay of Littleton since I was ten years of age - He was the elder brother of my late father Jonathan Hay & resided in my father's family in Concord for several years previous to the year 1860 - That I have often heard from tell of his having been a soldier in the revolutionary army army & particularly

recollect his stating his being out several campaigns - of his once taking another man's place & of his being at Westpoint - White Plains & Ticonderoga - nor have his statements of these matters ever been doubted as far as I know or believe
Nov 13 th 1832
Lucy P. Heywood
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss. Nov. 13 th 1832 - Personally appeared the above named Abie Heywood a magistrate of the County None of the most respectable citizens of Concord Lucy P. Heywood his wife & a lady of the most respectable character. Made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by them res- pectively subscribed - before me
J. O. P. May Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Jan'y. 24 th 1833.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that John Fay's name, as Corporal, is borne on Capt. Edmund Brigham's Company, in Col. Ward's regiment, where he served five days.
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John Fay's name is found also on Capt. Moses Wheelock's roll, enlisted 24 th April, 1775. Col. Ward's regiment, where he is allowed the term of three months and 15 days.
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John Fay's name is found also, as Corporal, on Capt. John Drury's roll, Col. Ezra Wood's regiment, where he served eight months and one day, —
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Edward D. Bangs Sec'y

Affidavit of Andrew Nathaniel Lawrence

I, Nathaniel Andrews of Westborough in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, testify and declare - That I, the said Andrews, together with John Fay, now of Littleton in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth aforesaid in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight, enlisted into the service for the term of eight months, and marched to Shrewsbury in the County of Worcester in the month of June of the year aforesaid, and joined Capt Denny's Company and from thence we marched together to Peekskill in the State of New York where said Fay and I joined Col Ezra Wood's Regiment and were stationed there for a few days. Then we marched to White Plains under the command of General Putnam about the time of the Monmouth Battle. Afterwards we were marched into the State of Connecticut, and from thence back to Peekskill in New York where said Fay and myself fully completed the time of eight months, which was the whole term of our enlistment.
Nathaniel Andrews

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Worcester & Town of Westborough June 25 th 1932 —
Personally appeared the aforesaid Nathaniel Andrews and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit by him subscribed before me Nahum Harrington Justice of the Peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Worcester & Town of Westborough January 9 th 1933 — I hereby certify that I have for many years been well acquainted with the aforesaid Andrews and that he is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit. Nahum Harrington Justice of the Peace.

Affidavit of Henry Marble.

I Henry Marble of Westborough in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify & declare, That I have known and been acquainted with John Fay, now of Littleton in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth aforesaid, more than seventy years; and on the nineteenth day of April Seventeen hundred and Seventy five said Fay and I both belonged to a Company of Minute Men commanded by Capt Edmund Brigham of said Westborough, and we marched to Cambridge and there encamped. In a short time Capt Brigham resigned his command, and went home, and we were next under Moses Wheelock, who succeeded said Brigham as Captain of our Company.
On the 17 th June 1775 said Fay and I were both engaged in the battle on Bunker Hill. Early in July 1775 Gen. Washington came and took the command of the American Army at Cambridge. Soon after, by a new arrangement, the Regiment to which said Fay and I belonged, commanded by Col Jonathan Ward of Southborough, went to Dorchester, and there said Fay and I both finished out

The Campaign, which consisted of the Term of eight months.
Henry Marble
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Worcester & Town of Westborough June 26 th 1832 —
Then the above mentioned Henry Marble personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the aforegoing Affidavit by him subscribed before me
Nahum Harrington Jus. of Peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Worcester & Town of Westborough January 9 th 1833 — I hereby certify that the above mentioned Henry Marble is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit, and that his character for truth is irreproachable. I have been well acquainted with said Marble and his standing in society more than thirty years.
Nahum Harrington Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By His Excellency LEVI LINCOLN , Esq. Governor and Commander in Chief in and over said Commonwealth.
To all whom it may concern
Know Ye, That Nahum Harrington Esq. is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester.
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commission- ed, and that to his Acts and Attestations, in such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in as out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the Public Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed, to twenty fourth day of January A. D. 1835 and in the Fifty Seventh Year of the Independence the United States of America.
By His Excellency the Governor.
Edward D. Bangs Secretary of the Commonwealth